| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) SG - Willie Moore (fresh) SF - David Good (fresh) PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fresh) SG - Timothy Farfan (fresh) SF - Buford Cole (fresh) PF - Frank Rumph (fresh) C - Mike Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by David Good | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Darren Smalling - foul #1 on Darren Smalling, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Darren Smalling gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Darren Smalling connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mathes | 3-1 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Darren Smalling misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Sylvester Craig takes the ball from Richard Mathes | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph banks in the layup on a great pass from Sylvester Craig | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Frank Rumph steps in front of the Darren Smalling pass | 3-9 |
| 16:50 | Middle Tenn. State | David Good steals it from Timothy Farfan | 3-9 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Willie Moore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Mathes | 5-9 |
| 16:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darren Smalling | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Buford Cole knocks away the 3 by David Good | 5-9 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Good (fairly fresh) PF - Darren Smalling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fresh) SF - Buford Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Rumph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 5-9 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | David Good grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | David Good misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darren Smalling - foul #2 on Darren Smalling, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG), Mike Munkberg (SF), Richard Hart (PF), William Meissner (C) Richard Mathes, David Good, Darren Smalling, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Kurt Harris (SF), Frank Burbach (PF) Sylvester Craig, Buford Cole, Frank Rumph | |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | William Meissner snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Willie Moore connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Newman | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Goslin (C) Willie Moore | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Mike Simmons | |
| 13:48 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Mike Munkberg is blocked by James Lynch | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | William Meissner grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | William Meissner is hacked by James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG) Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG) Timothy Farfan | |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg loses the dribble to Sallu Agbayani | 7-9 |
| 12:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-9 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Richard Mathes snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Richard Hart hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Mathes and he's hacked by Kurt Harris - foul #1 on Kurt Harris, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan (SG), Frank Rumph (PF) Sallu Agbayani, James Lynch | |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Richard Hart misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Newman - foul #1 on Kenneth Newman, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Moore (SG), Patrick Goslin (C) Kenneth Newman, William Meissner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole (SF) Sylvester Craig | |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Good (SF) Mike Munkberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG) Frank Burbach | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Good (fresh) PF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buford Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Rumph (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kurt Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph hits a jumper from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Kurt Harris takes the ball from David Good | 9-13 |
| 11:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Goslin swats the layup by Kurt Harris | 9-13 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | David Good drills a shot from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Moore is called for the reach on Buford Cole - foul #1 on Willie Moore, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG), Mike Munkberg (SF), William Meissner (PF) Richard Mathes, David Good, Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (SG), Frank Burbach (SF), Jason O'Neil (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Timothy Farfan, Buford Cole, Frank Rumph, Kurt Harris | |
| 09:56 | Middle Tenn. State | William Meissner denies the turnaround by Mike Simmons | 11-13 |
| 09:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 09:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman can't finish the layup | 11-15 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Sallu Agbayani is called for the reach on Willie Moore - foul #1 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan (SG), Buford Cole (SF) Sylvester Craig, Jason O'Neil | |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Mike Simmons swats the short shot by William Meissner | 11-15 |
| 09:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Burbach | 11-17 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman snags the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Willie Moore double dribbles | 11-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG), David Good (SF) Willie Moore, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris (SG), Frank Rumph (PF) Timothy Farfan, Frank Burbach | |
| 07:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris banks in the layup set up by Sallu Agbayani | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Newman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Meissner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Munkberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kurt Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buford Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Rumph (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Dayton | William Meissner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 07:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 07:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani connects on the 3 from straight away | 11-22 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | William Meissner misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Buford Cole - foul #1 on Buford Cole, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Moore (SG), Richard Hart (PF) Kenneth Newman, Mike Munkberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG), Timothy Farfan (SG), Frank Burbach (C) Sallu Agbayani, Buford Cole, Mike Simmons | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | William Meissner makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | William Meissner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Farfan | 13-24 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Richard Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Frank Rumph is denied by Richard Hart | 13-24 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | David Good grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | David Good misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kurt Harris - foul #2 on Kurt Harris, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mike Munkberg (C) William Meissner | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Kurt Harris | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | David Good makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | David Good makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan is fouled on the floor by Willie Moore - foul #2 on Willie Moore, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (SG), Patrick Goslin (C) Willie Moore, David Good | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Buford Cole (SF) Sylvester Craig, James Lynch | |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 05:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Farfan | 15-24 |
| 05:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hart denies the turnaround by Frank Burbach | 15-24 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | The short jumper by Kenneth Newman is denied by Frank Burbach | 15-24 |
| 05:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 04:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Mike Munkberg - foul #1 on Mike Munkberg, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons (C) Frank Rumph | |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Newman swats the short shot by Buford Cole | 15-24 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole gets the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach's floater is tipped away by Patrick Goslin | 15-24 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 03:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Newman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Munkberg (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buford Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Burbach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani snags the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Simmons and he's hacked by Kenneth Newman - foul #2 on Kenneth Newman, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Meissner (PG), Willie Moore (SG), David Good (SF), Darren Smalling (PF) Richard Mathes, Kenneth Newman, Mike Munkberg, Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG), Kurt Harris (PF) Sallu Agbayani, Buford Cole | |
| 03:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | David Good slams it home on a nice dish by Willie Moore | 17-27 |
| 02:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons hits the finger roll | 17-29 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | David Good is hacked by Frank Burbach - foul #1 on Frank Burbach, team foul #6 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jason O'Neil (SF), Frank Rumph (PF) Timothy Farfan, Frank Burbach | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | David Good clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Darren Smalling grabs the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | William Meissner is called for traveling | 17-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch (C) Mike Simmons | |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Darren Smalling - foul #3 on Darren Smalling, team foul #8 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Hart (PF), Mike Munkberg (C) Darren Smalling, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Buford Cole (SF) Sylvester Craig, Jason O'Neil | |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 01:52 | Middle Tenn. State | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Sallu Agbayani is called for the reach on Mike Munkberg - foul #2 on Sallu Agbayani, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG) David Good | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG) James Lynch | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 01:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Richard Hart pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Richard Hart hits a turnaround near the basket | 19-31 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Meissner - foul #1 on William Meissner, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG) Richard Mathes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons (C) Kurt Harris | |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 00:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | A charge is called on Mike Munkberg - foul #2 on Mike Munkberg, team foul #10 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach (PG), Timothy Farfan (SG) Sylvester Craig, Sallu Agbayani | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan hits the follow up shot | 19-35 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg clanks a halfcourt shot | 19-35 |